Huber gets 195 years for six sexual assaults

Michael R. Huber reads a statement to the court before the Judge James Daley delivered a 195 year sentence to him.

Kyle Bursaw

Michael R. Huber listens to the statements of the victims of his crimes before the Judge James Daley delivered a 195 year sentence to him.

JANESVILLE  One by one, six women confronted the Janesville serial rapist, calling him an animal who should die in prison for attacking them.

"You are nothing but an evil bastard," one woman said.

"I am a different person because of this monster," a second woman said.

"Today is the day you become history. I am taking my life back, and you have lost yours,"

a third woman said.

"I constantly look in my rearview mirror to see if anyone is following me," a fourth woman said.

"All of us victims have to deal with this for the rest our lives," a fifth woman said.

"(He) is a self-centered, self-serving opportunistic criminal," the last woman said.

Michael R. Huber, 33, was sentenced in Rock County Court on Friday to 195 years in prison followed by 60 years extended supervision for six felony charges of first-degree sexual assault. He had pleaded guilty to the charges.

Six victims and their families, law enforcement officials and Huber's family packed the courtroom. People sobbed throughout the hearing.

The courtroom erupted in applause after Huber was sentenced. People stood and hugged. Many cried. One woman shouted to Huber, "Rot in hell," and a man shouted, "Yeah."

Huber admitted to six home invasions and sometimes rapes from 1998 to 2005, but he was only charged in two of the cases, attorneys said. He was arrested in February 2008 after a 10-year investigation.

All six victims spoke about how their attacks changed their lives.

The first woman—raped Aug. 3, 1998, when she was 26—said she hasn't been a patient mother, loving sister or good daughter since her rape.

She said she suffers from constant fear, nightmares, anxiety and self-doubt. She added she has had problems with alcohol and prescription drugs.

It's hard to trust people or God, she said, and counseling hasn't helped.

The second victim—raped July 9, 1999, when she was 23—said that night changed her forever.

Relationships seem out of reach, she said, and it's difficult to let anyone into her heart.